Best Rock Song Ever!


BEST ROCK SONG EVER ! ! !

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Rolling Stones: Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Sympathy for the Devil

Led Zeppelin: Black Dog

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The Eagles: Hotel California
insearchofprat
Fun thread!  You guys have unlocked the door to my memory.  Voodoo Chile, Slight Return.  Dazed and Confused.  Won't Get Fooled Again.  Stairway to Heaven, of course.  Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, featuring one of the most evocative sax solos ever.
Tons of great tunes for me but the 2 that make me smile and laugh are:

Common People - Pulp 
Lola - Kinks


I always feel Free's "Fire and Water" has it all. Certainly the best rock male vocalist. And great, primal drumming.

But Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile, Slight Return" guitar work took rock to a new place for me.
ACDC
The long way from the top if you want to rock and roll
                            OR
Any thing live from Yankee Stadium Grand Funk 1971
"The Riverboat Song" Ocean Colour Scene
"Love Removal Machine" and "She Sells Sanctuary" The Cult
eganmedia,

"I bet I could guess the years most of these responders graduated high school."
Give it a shot, or two.
ACDC - Thunderstruck

(Heck yeah I'm biased, I have to show some patriotism even if I am living Stateside :-P)
Great discussion for the #2 spot!!! As for #1, it has to be "Thick as a Brick"...
I bet I could guess the years most of these responders graduated high school.

BTW-
It's Kashmir.
Tough selection...impossible, but oldhvymec........you da man....and I'm not worthy!
Let me make a special mention. I was a boy in the 80's and I was dancing to Van Halen's JUMP with my mom. That song is still one of my favorites. The music video is great too. 
Allman Brothers Band - You Don’t Love Me from Live at the Fillmore.   I saw it live at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Duane Allman killed it.  Listen about 6 minutes in on the album.  His solo was so soulful it almost moved me to tears.
johnto,
You're right of course; it was Mick Taylor. I have no idea of why I said Mick Jones...wasn't he in The Clash?
Mick is certainly on my list of great rock/blues guitarists.
Mr. MC fiesty as usual. 

Yes, Stairway to Heaven.  Led Zep is hard to beat.
I believe the Stones guitarists on Sway was Mick Taylor.
Best song Righteous Brothers You're Lost that louvin' feelin' for vocals and production.
so so maybe y songs, to pick just 1.
really

humble pie 30 days in the hole
or drugstore cowboy?

+ 100 more!


Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
Creep - Radiohead
Heroes - David Bowie
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
EVERY radio station in the USA does the SAME Top 500 Rock songs every July 4th.weekend & EVERY year for the past 30 years the #1 has been the EXACT SAME SONG,Stairway To Heaven...Even Rolling Stone mag.agrees...
Maybe...... Traffic- Low spark of the high heeled boys....or Blind Faith- Do What U Like. Or Santana -Taboo (3rd album) Or a SRV song or Allman Bros- Whipping post ...Its too hard of a question!!!!
It's fun to see the various styles you guys are attracted to.  Some like it snappy & quick in the style of the Ramones.  Some like it at a medium tempo with some sincere guy wailing above it all, and with a big guitar solo during the break.  Some want it to be based on runt-a-tunt-a blues triplets.

As for me, I just can't make up my mind.  Is history's top rock song "Maid in Heaven" by Be Bop Deluxe?  "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis?   "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols?  David Bowie's "Cracked Actor?"  "Sheena  is a Punk Rocker" or "I Wanted Everything" by the Ramones?  "Friction" by Television?  "Under my Thumb" or "Satisfaction" by the Stones?  "Tutti Fruiti" by Little Richard?
More Than a Feeling would count, if you knew it was best, and not lumped in with five others nowhere near as good. Come on guys, I put up Jump Into The Fire! At least give me a run for my money. 

Which, admittedly, is none. But still....
Boston-More than a Feeling
Survivor-Eye of the Tiger
Black Sabbath-Ironman, War Pigs, Paranoid
ZZTop-Tres Hombres
Ted Nugent-Stranglehold
I have more!
From the album The Song Remains the Same.

NO QUARTER live.........LED ZEPP!


Matt
Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side.             Mott The Hooples' All The Young Dudes
Sorry  Hey Jude.....Stones ...Let it Bleed....Doors ...Light  My Fire....But come on this is impossible....
Nominations:

Moody’s Nights in White Satin
King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man
The Who: Won’t Get Fooled again or Baba O’reilly

Blind Faith is a good call: Can’t Find My Way home.


ADDING TO THE LIST (can’t believe I forgot these):

The Ramones:
Blitzkrieg Bop
I Wanna Be Sedated

I can't believe you added them, You said Rock Right..LOL

The best? and the Ramones? Kinda seems like an Oxymoron. I saw them, when they were a still playing in garages, around the Bay area..

Iggy Pop, same crazy stuff with the Stooges, I think..
The Tubes, Quaalude, (What a crazy show they put on)..

+ Led Zeppelin, Whole lot of Love.. I saw their last state side concert. The year before, Mr. Plants, son was hurt or worse, and they honored the tickets the following year. That was a while back..

Stones, Little Red Rooster

Elvis, Blue Suede Shoes

Little Richard, Lucille

Steppenwolf, Born to be Wild

Regards
I like Cream's "Badge" or Blind Faith's "Sea of Joy". They both speak to me.